antidiabetic agents

Linagliptin

Products Linagliptin has been registered as a film-coated tablet in the United States and EU since 2011 and in many countries since 2012 (Trajenta). It went on sale in many countries on May 1, 2012. Linagliptin is also combined fixed with metformin as well as with empagliflozin. Trijardy XR is a fixed combination of empagliflozin, … Linagliptin

SGLT2 Inhibitor

Products In 2012, dapagliflozin (Forxiga) was approved in the EU as the first agent in the new group of SGLT2 inhibitors. Several drugs are now on the market worldwide (see below). Structure and properties The SGLT2 inhibitors are derived from phlorizin, a -glucoside and natural substance first isolated from apple tree bark in 1835. Phlorizin … SGLT2 Inhibitor